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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/staffsafetyassess.doc
August 06, 2012 - This form is designed to tap into your experience at the front line of patient care to determine what risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/factraining_slides.pptx
December 01, 2014 - Does information exist to identify residents at risk?
How can this information be used? … preventing adverse events
Proactive rather than reactive
Identify residents with recent changes in risks … Profile risks for each resident in report
Prioritize residents for possible changes to their treatment … Worksheet
Each Self-Assessment worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they:
Screen for risks … associated with each of the On-Time program’s adverse events
Mitigate those risks
Prioritize residents
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/ontime-preventablehospitaledvisits-overview.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Does information exist to identify residents at risk?
How can this information be used? … preventing adverse events
Proactive rather than reactive
Identify residents with recent changes
in risks … Profile risks for each resident in report
Prioritize residents for possible changes to their treatment … Worksheet
Each Self-Assessment Worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they:
Screen for risks … Mitigate those risks.
Prioritize residents who may need care plan changes.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html
April 30, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Relationship Between Electronic Nicotine Use and General Health
February 27, 2024
Bleeding Risks … Catalyze Staff Improvement and Bolster Survey Scores
February 6, 2024
Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … in Training for Learning Health Systems Scientists
January 16, 2024
Researchers Identify Risk … Related to Falls
October 17, 2023
New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - However, all antibiotics, whether necessary or not, are associated with risks. … aortic dissections, seizures, and peripheral neuropathy—highlighting the importance of weighing the risks … The risk is highest when patients are actively receiving antibiotics, but this risk remains elevated … However, inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is a safety problem, and it exposes patients to unnecessary risks … : 7X risk – Fluoroquinolones: 5X risk • Risk is still elevated up to 12 weeks later 11
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January 01, 2024 - Home
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Researchers Identify Risk … Today's Headlines:
Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Cardiac Surgery . … pneumonia, among the most common complications following cardiac surgery, was associated with increased risks … These findings may inform future quality improvement efforts to reduce patients’ risks of contracting
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Setting
AHRQ has developed a wealth of materials focused on a wide range of patient safety risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/identify/sensemaking.pptx
January 01, 2006 - complete the following:
List all defects that have the potential to cause harm
Discuss the three greatest risks … What will you do to reduce the risk of recurrence?
4. … 23
What Will You Do To Reduce the Risk of Recurrence? … 24
How Will You Know the Risk Is Reduced? … Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards. Hlth Svcs Res 2006;41(Aug 4 Pt 2.):1555-1575.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits.html
September 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Residents and their family members may not know how antibiotics should be used or understand the risks … them understand what the nursing home is doing to make sure antibiotics are used properly, what the risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/practices.html
January 01, 2013 - a system in place to ask the same key questions of each patient so that risks are not missed. … risks. … This includes planning for any risks found on the risk factor assessment tool, such as mobility challenges … for falls because the benefits outweigh the risks, but the important point is that fall risk was considered … The care plan helps all staff members to be aware of a patient's risks.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/tools/tool-1/share-tool1.pdf
April 01, 2014 - process for shared
decisionmaking that includes exploring and comparing the benefits,
harms, and risks … › Write down a list of the options and describe them in plain language.
› Clearly communicate the risks … The provider
presents the options, describes the risks and benefits of each, and explores the patient
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/about.html
December 01, 2017 - But there is only limited understanding of such risk factors currently. … Health Care Leaders and Professionals
Many individuals do not understand the benefits, harms, and risks … that hospitals and clinical teams can use to ensure that people understand the benefits, harms, and risks … Fall prevention involves managing a patient's underlying fall risk factors and optimizing the hospital's … These skin lesions bring pain, associated risk for serious infection, and increased health care utilization
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/success-stories/share_approach_success_story2_jmu.pdf
June 01, 2016 - care professionals the training and tools to help patients compare the potential benefit, harm,
and risk … they engage in meaningful conversation to understand their patient’s concerns and better
explain the risks … expectations and preference for antibiotics
2) Uses the provider’s knowledge about the benefits and risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/tools/sharefactsheet/share-approach_factsheet.pdf
April 01, 2016 - process for shared decision making that
includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/crystal-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - nursing homes to manage behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia, despite increased mortality risk … However, for frail elderly residents, these medications bring
substantial risk. … 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed a black box warning of
increased mortality risk … The FDA has estimated that such treatment is associated with a 1.6-1.7 times greater risk of death … for frail elderly—for example, increasing the risks of falls that can be
catastrophic.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … five-step process for shared decisionmaking that includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks … The Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings
This toolkit … Research Summaries for Consumers
These free research summaries discuss the benefits and risks of different
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/questions/videos/index.html
August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Patients and families who engage with healthcare providers help lower risks and improve their care.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/health-literacy.html
September 01, 2022 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … step process for shared decision making that includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance
AHRQ Grants Policy Notices
AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … five-step process for shared decisionmaking that includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Communication during transitions of care helps to ensure a shared mental model of plan of care and perceived risks … The key safety elements are the following:
Discussing risks and benefits of oxytocin use for labor … Using the maintenance infusion to administer a bolus manually is a high-risk practice that should be … Using transition communication techniques to ensure a shared mental model of plan of care and perceived risks … The key safety elements are the following:
Having unit-established processes for conveying risks and